• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.444-449
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 구조가 간단하고 소형화 제작이 용이한 소형보행 로봇용 구동원을 제안한다. 두 개의 직교방향 모멘트를 핀조인트 구조의 다리에서 회전벡터로 변환하여 이동표면에 타원궤적이 발생하도록 설계하였고, 다른 구동원 대비 효율성과 에너지 밀도가 높은 압전 세라믹을 활용하여 압전벤더 액츄에어터를 제작하였다. 또한 사용된 압전 벤더 액츄에이터는 유한요소해석을 통한 자체 무게대비 최대의 출력을 낼 수 있도록 재질 및 형상을 최적화하였다. 두 개의 다리로 구성된 단위 액츄에이터는 모듈화 되어 여러 개의 액츄에이터로 결합이 가능하고 매운 빠른 속도로 이동 및 거친 지형에서도 운용이 가능하다. 실험결과로 T자형 로봇 액츄에이터의 다양한 속도 (2 mm/sec.에서 266 mm/sec까지)와 운송능력(최대 10 g에서 50 mm/s까지)을 확인 하였다.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.141-161
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• 2015

A significant portion of residential areas of Turkey is located in active earthquake zones. In Turkey occurred major earthquakes in last twenty years, such as Erzincan (1992), Kocaeli and $D{\ddot{u}}zce$ (1999), $Bing{\ddot{o}}l$ (2003), Van (2011). These earthquakes have demonstrated that reinforced concrete (RC) buildings having horizontal and vertical irregularities are significantly damaged, which in turn most of them are collapsed. Architectural design and arrangement of load-bearing system have important effect on RC building since architectural design criteria in design process provide opportunity to make this type of buildings safer and economical under earthquake loads. This study aims to investigate comparatively the effects of weak story irregularity on earthquake behavior and rough construction costs of RC buildings by considering different soil-conditions given in the Turkish Earthquake Code. With this aim, Sta4-CAD program based on matrix displacement method is utilized. Considering that different story height and compressive strength of concrete, and infill walls or their locations are the variables, a set of structural models are developed to determine the effect of them on earthquake behavior and rough construction costs of RC buildings. In conclusion, some recommendations and results related to making RC buildings safer and more economical are presented by comparing results obtained from structural analyses.

• 한국공간구조학회논문집
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2023

In this study, the seismic response characteristics of the three analysis model with or without TMD were investigated to find out the effective dome shape. The three analysis models are rib type, lattice type and geodesic type dome structure composed of space frame. The maximum vertical and horizontal displacements were evaluated at 1/4 point of the span by applying the resonance harmonic load and historical earthquake loads (El Centro, Kobe, Northridge earthquakes). The study of the effective TMD installation position for the dome structure shows that seismic response control was effective when eight TMDs were installed in all types of analysis model. The investigation of the efficiency of TMD according to dome shape presents that lattice dome and geodesic dome show excellent control performance, while rib dome shows different control performance depending on the historical seismic loads. Therefore, lattice and geodesic types are desirable for seismic response reduction using TMD compared to rib type.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.793-802
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• 2019

The centrifuge model test is usually used for two-dimensional deformation and instability study of the soil slopes. As a typical loose slope, the municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill is easy to slide with large deformation, under high water levels or large earthquakes. A series of centrifuge model tests of landfill slide induced by rising water level and earthquake were carried out. The particle image velocimetry (PIV), laser displacement transducer (LDT) and marker tracer (MT) methods were used to measure the deformation of the landfill under different centrifugal accelerations, water levels and earthquake magnitudes. The PIV method realized the observation of continuous deformation of the landfill model, and its results were consistent with those by LDT, which had higher precision than the MT method. The deformation of the landfill was mainly vertically downward and increased linearly with the rising centrifugal acceleration. When the water level rose, the horizontal deformation of the landfill developed gradually due to the seepage, and a global slide surface formed when the critical water level was reached. The seismic deformation of the landfill was mainly vertical at a low water level, but significant horizontal deformation occurred under a high water level. The results of the tests and analyses verified the applicability of PIV in the two-dimensional deformation measurement in the centrifuge model tests of the MSW landfill, and provide an important basis for revealing the instability mechanism of landfills under extreme hydraulic and seismic conditions.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.133-140
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• 2011

In this paper, a deformation measurement technology for nuclear fuel rods is proposed. The deformation measurement system includes a high-definition CMOS image sensor, a lens, a semiconductor laser line beam marker, and optical and mechanical accessories. The basic idea of the proposed deformation measurement system is to illuminate the outer surface of a fuel rod with a collimated laser line beam at an angle of 45 degrees or higher. For this method, it is assumed that a nuclear fuel rod and the optical axis of the image sensor for observing the rod are vertically composed. The relative motion of the fuel rod in the horizontal direction causes the illuminated laser line beam to move vertically along the surface of the fuel rod. The resulting change of the laser line beam position on the surface of the fuel rod is imaged as a parabolic beam in the high-definition CMOS image sensor. An ellipse model is then extracted from the parabolic beam pattern. The center coordinates of the ellipse model are taken as the feature of the deformed fuel rod. The vertical offset of the feature point of the nuclear fuel rod is derived based on the displacement of the offset in the horizontal direction. Based on the experimental results for a nuclear fuel rod sample with a formation of surface crud, an inspection resolution of 50 ${\mu}m$ is achieved using the proposed method. In terms of the degree of precision, this inspection resolution is an improvement of more than 300% from a 150 ${\mu}m$ resolution, which is the conventional measurement criteria required for the deformation of neutron irradiated fuel rods.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제20권9호
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• pp.91-103
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• 2004

지반-유체-구조물 시스템에 대한 1g 진동대 실험을 위한 상사법칙의 유효성을 검증하기 위하여 일련의 모형실험을 수행하였다. 크기가 서로 다른 3가지의 모형에 대한 실험결과 분석에는 lai가 제안한 상사법칙뿐만 아니라 과잉간극수압 발생을 위한 정상상태개념도 적용하여 각 크기의 모형이 예측하는 안벽시스템의 거동을 서로 비교하였다. 그 결과, 가속도와 과잉간극수압, 그리고 변위 응답의 경우, 가장 작은 모형벽체와 가장 큰 모형벽체는 비슷한 값을 예측한 반면, 중간크기의 모형벽체는 공진현상으로 인해 엉뚱하게 큰 값을 예측하였다. 또한 벽체의 수직침하와 회전각은 모형의 크기와 관계없이 모형벽체시스템의 크기가 증가할수록 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권9호
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• pp.3884-3897
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• 2024

This study investigates the creep behavior of bentonite-sand mixtures as potential buffer materials for low-level radioactive waste (LLW) repositories, with a specific case study in Taiwan. To assess the long-term hydro-mechanical properties, constant-volume swelling pressure, hydraulic conductivity, strain-controlled shear, and stress-controlled shear tests were conducted on MX80 and KV1 bentonite-sand mixtures. The experimental results indicate that MX80-sand 70/30 mixtures are prioritized as the buffer materials with 2.10 MPa swelling pressure and 1 × 10^-13 m/s hydraulic conductivity. However, the shear strength of mixtures was reduced by almost 50 % when fully saturated. Furthermore, this study proposed a novel stress-controlled direct shear apparatus to retrieve the creep model parameters. The numerical method based on the creep model efficiently supports and simulates the saturation process and creep displacement. The finite element method (FEM) result predicts that the buffer of both bentonite-sand mixtures will achieve an average degree of saturation of 95 % at the end of three decades and full saturation in 100 years. The simulated creep displacement results at key nodes suggest that both top and bottom parts in the buffer, assembled from MX80-sand 70/30 mixtures or KV1-sand 70/30 mixtures, will have almost equivalent values of 4 mm in the horizontal and 2 mm in the vertical directions eventually.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.11-21
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 개별진공압밀공법과 침투압밀공법의 단점을 보완하여 새로운 연약지반 개량공법인 개별진공 침투압밀공법을 개발하여 수치해석을 통해 지반 공학적 거동을 예측하였다. 개별진공 침투압밀공법을 적용할 경우, 대수층이 개량 대상층 중간 또는 하단에 위치하여 피압 대수층인 경우 침하 촉진 및 발생 침하량 증대 효과가 높았다. 대수층에서의 양수량은 일정 수준 이상 되면 침하 거동에 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 성토체 내측이나 외측 등 다양한 위치에서 진공 양수정을 설치하여도 침하 및 수평 변위 차이는 미미하였다. 개별진공압밀과 병행하는 경우, 진공압이 적용되는 초기 침하는 진공압의 크기에 영향을 받았지만, 최종 침하량은 진공압의 영향이 미미한 것으로 예측되었다. 또한, 두 공법을 동시에 진행하는 것이 침하속도가 가장 빠르고, 내향 변위도 큰 것으로 예측하였다. 본 연구에서 개발한 공법은 매우 빠른 시점에 목표 침하량에 도달할 수 있으므로 연직배수재 배치 간격을 늘릴 수 있어 경제성을 확보할 수 있는 것으로 확인되었다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.323-336
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• 2018

Machine foundations with impact loads are common powerful sources of industrial vibrations. These foundations are generally transferring vertical dynamic loads to the soil and generate ground vibrations which may harmfully affect the surrounding structures or buildings. Dynamic effects range from severe trouble of working conditions for some sensitive instruments or devices to visible structural damage. This work includes an experimental study on the behavior of dry dense sand under the action of a single impulsive load. The objective of this research is to predict the dry sand response under impact loads. Emphasis will be made on attenuation of waves induced by impact loads through the soil. The research also includes studying the effect of footing embedment, and footing area on the soil behavior and its dynamic response. Different falling masses from different heights were conducted using the falling weight deflectometer (FWD) to provide the single pulse energy. The responses of different soils were evaluated at different locations (vertically below the impact plate and horizontally away from it). These responses include; displacements, velocities, and accelerations that are developed due to the impact acting at top and different depths within the soil using the falling weight deflectometer (FWD) and accelerometers (ARH-500A Waterproof, and Low capacity Acceleration Transducer) that are embedded in the soil in addition to soil pressure gauges. It was concluded that increasing the footing embedment depth results in increase in the amplitude of the force-time history by about 10-30% due to increase in the degree of confinement. This is accompanied by a decrease in the displacement response of the soil by about 40-50% due to increase in the overburden pressure when the embedment depth increased which leads to increasing the stiffness of sandy soil. There is also increase in the natural frequency of the soil-foundation system by about 20-45%. For surface foundation, the foundation is free to oscillate in vertical, horizontal and rocking modes. But, when embedding a footing, the surrounding soil restricts oscillation due to confinement which leads to increasing the natural frequency. Moreover, the soil density increases with depth because of compaction, which makes the soil behave as a solid medium. Increasing the footing embedment depth results in an increase in the damping ratio by about 50-150% due to the increase of soil density as D/B increases, hence the soil tends to behave as a solid medium which activates both viscous and strain damping.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.242-252
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• 2016

Objective: Orthodontic mini-implants (OMI) generate various horizontal and vertical force vectors and moments according to their insertion positions. This study aimed to help select ideal biomechanics during maxillary incisor retraction by varying the length in the anterior retraction hook (ARH) and OMI position. Methods: Two extraction models were constructed to analyze the three-dimentional finite element: a first premolar extraction model (Model 1, M1) and a residual 1-mm space post-extraction model (Model 2, M2). The OMI position was set at a height of 8 mm from the arch wire between the second maxillary premolar and the first molar (low OMI traction) or at a 12-mm height in the mesial second maxillary premolar (high OMI traction). Retraction force vectors of 200 g from the ARH (-1, +1, +3, and +6 mm) at low or high OMI traction were resolved into X-, Y-, and Z-axis components. Results: In M1 (low and high OMI traction) and M2 (low OMI traction), the maxillary incisor tip was extruded, but the apex was intruded, and the occlusal plane was rotated clockwise. Significant intrusion and counter-clockwise rotation in the occlusal plane were observed under high OMI traction and -1 mm ARH in M2. Conclusions: This study observed orthodontic tooth movement according to the OMI position and ARH height, and M2 under high OMI traction with short ARH showed retraction with maxillary incisor intrusion.